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My New Favorite BB Cream!

13 Mar

Great product alert!!!!! Today I was informed by a good friend that she had found the BB cream of her dreams! When it comes to BB creams/Tinted moisturizers, I have tried them all. So I drove to my local Benefit makeup counter and tried it out! I must say this product outdoes them all. I was beyond impressed!

Benefit Better Than BB Big Easy

Benefit Big Easy $38

Here are a few reasons why-

*The coverage is great although it feels super lightweight. No cakey feel here!

*The Liquid to powder formula dries matte- with every other BB cream I’ve tried I feel they leave me somewhat shiny/sticky and I always have to set them with powder. So not the case with this product, I can wear it by itself!!!  or I can build on it if I want to for a night out.

*It has SPF 35! Not 15 or 20 like usual, but 35! That’s great!

*Blends right into my skin with this foundation brush. I can also use my fingers to dab it on dark spots etc. for a bit more coverage.

benefit brush

The only cons are-

*I feel like the shades don’t go dark enough for deep skinned makeup lovers. There are 6 shades available and I wear the 5th darkest and I’m not that dark! My favorite fashionista Lupita Nyong’o would NOT be able to wear this and that’s a damn shame! The product is fairly new, so I’m holding out hope that they will include more shades in the future.

*looks amazing over moisturizer- not so perfect without moisturizer. I always moisturize when I wash my face or get out of the shower, but for those of you who don’t, this product skims over dry patches of skin without really covering them.

If you’re willing to moisturize first- this is the best BB cream on the market in my opinion! Give it a shot!

I also purchased the Boi-ing industrial strength concealer for my little pimple friends that come to visit and it covers flawlessly!

Benefit concealer

 

Beauty For A Cause!

16 Dec

The Holiday season is a great time to stock up on your beauty products while your out shopping for gifts.  There are plenty of beauty brands that help make it easy to shop while supporting amazing charities.  Today I’m featuring my three favorites…..

 

Rouge Dior Nude Lipcolor in Grege #169. $32 at Dior.com.

Dior created this special peachy pink shade in support of Natalie Portman’s partnership with the children’s charity Free the children. 100% of the proceeds will benefit this charity.

Grege

 

Laura Mercier Bonne Mine Healthy Glow Face & Cheek palette. $48 at LauraMercier.com.

100% of the proceeds will fund research and educational efforts to help diagnose, treat and support women with ovarian cancer.

Bonne Mine

MAC Viva Glam lipcolor. $15 at MAC.

Introduced in 1994, MAC has sold more than $270 Million worth of their Viva Glam lipstick. 100% of the proceeds benefit the MAC AIDS Fund.

Viva glam

My Favorite Matte Bronzer!

11 Dec

Bronzers are great whether you’re looking to add warmth to your complexion(year round tan without the orange look) or to add depth by contouring.  I am naturally tan so I use bronzers for contouring and personally prefer matte bronzers (as opposed to shimmery).  I have tried many and now I use NYX matte bronzer regularly and for $9 it definitely gives me a lot of bang for my buck.  I found that the NYX matte bronzer blended just as well as high-end bronzers and provided exactly what I was looking for.  It’s similar to Benefit Hoola matte bronzer($28) and MAC Pro long wear bronzer($28) in many ways besides price. This Available in 5 colors….light, medium, deep, dark tan and deep tan so there are options for many skin tones. If you want to try bronzer for the first time or want an affordable alternative in your makeup collection, give this a try. Available at Drug stores, Ulta and NYX.

NYX

This just in: NYX Matte Bronzer won an Allure magazine Best of Beauty 2012 award!!!!!!!! Click HERE to see what they had to say!

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